NEWS FROM ORIENT, FLEET SAILS FOR PORTSMOUTH, AMERICAN WARSHIPS AT KIEL, ITHACA-CORTLAND TRACTION CO., MRS. STEBBINS, AND GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH

 

Gen. Alexey N. Kuropatkin.

Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, July 1, 1903.

NEWS FROM ORIENT.

Russians Continue Aggressions in Manchuria and Korea.

   Victoria, B. C., July 1.—News was received by the Aki Maru that the  Russians are going on with their building operations at Yong Ampho irrespective of Korea's protests. Communication with the Manchurian mainland is being maintained by three steamers from Antung.

   Permanent barracks, warehouses, stores, are being built. Reports are also received that Russians are seizing rafts belonging to Koreans on the ground that the Russians have secured concessions on both banks of the Yalu [river].

   The Korean government has granted a concession to A. Jinsuke, a Japanese in the same locality, and complications will doubtless arise as a result.

   The Japanese papers comment at length regarding the visit of General Kuropatkin, Russian minister of war. The general comment is hopeful that his visit may bring about a better understanding regarding Manchuria, but many journals speak more or less definitely.

   The Pekin correspondent of the Asahi Shimbun wires at length regarding secret audiences being given to the Russian charge d' affaires at Pekin and Prince Ching, while the British or Japanese ministers are not received. M. Lessar, Russian charge d' affaires, in order to ensure secrecy in all matters relating to Manchuria, has arranged that all advices received from Manchurian officials by Chinese officials shall not be given to any clerk or subordinate for transcription.

   The Niorku prints a significant article in which it says:

   "We know that Russia is persuading the United States to turn her back on the Anglo-Japanese alliance. We know also that it is almost certain that England will not draw her sword in order to settle the Eastern question. Whatever disadvantages Japan may entertain, she and she alone will be compelled to push it to the last argument." The article continues at length in advocacy of war with Russia

   The American warships Kentucky, New Orleans, Helena and Oregon arrived at Taka on June 28. They stay there 10 days and then leave for Cheen Foo, where maneuvers will commence at the beginning of the month. Altogether 14 men-of-war, three transports and two tenders will take part in the maneuvers.

 

Rear Admiral Charles Cotton, USN.

FLEET SAILS FOR PORTSMOUTH.

American Officers Impressed With Emperor's Sincerity and Earnestness.

   Kiel, July 1.—The American officers, though interested in the proceedings here every day of their stay, were glad to get away from the necessity of  changing uniforms three or four times a day and from long periods of duty. Rear Admiral Cotton and the captains of the American ships were also relieved to depart without any untoward incident having occurred. They, with Ambassadors Tower and Meyer, had been daily in contact with Emperor William and were impressed with his sincerity and earnestness. They all said that they felt he could have done nothing more to show his appreciation of the visit of the squadron to Kiel or his desire to win American good-will.

   The presence of the squadron, from the side of the German public, is regarded as a demonstration of friendliness, especially as the battleship Kearsarge was sent at five days notice to join the squadron and also because the administration at Washington expressed definite sentiment towards Germany through Ambassador Tower's speech.

   Personally the emperor's bearing was unaffected and even jovial.

   German observers await with curiosity reports of the American squadron's entertainment at Portsmouth. The British foreign office at first desired that the American warships should arrive at Portsmouth in time to enable the British ships to join them in celebrating Independence Day. This, however, became difficult owing to the desirability of the American squadron staying here until June 30. Hence the British dates were changed.

   The yacht Hamburg beat the emperor's Meteor in the 50 mile race to Eckernfoerde, crossing the finish line a minute and a fraction ahead, which with the handicap made the Hamburg win by four minutes and 38 seconds.

   The emperor was rather pleased at the Hamburg's victory, as he organized the syndicate of 200 yachtsmen which owns her. She is an English built boat and was formerly the Rainbow; but she was sailed entirely by Germans, though the Meteor still retains part of her English crew.

 

USS KEARSARGE (BB-5).

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.

American War Ships at Kiel.

   The American squadron witch sailed into Kiel, the chief German naval station the other day, is not to be compared in size with the European fleets which are accustomed to cruise in the North sea, but it was received with exceptional honors. It is evident that the emperor accepted the visit of the Kearsarge and the other vessels under Admiral Cotton's command as an affair of the utmost ceremonial importance and that he endeavored by his marked courtesies to repay the attentions which were shown to Prince Henry in this country last year. All this Americans will put down to the credit of Kaiser Wilhelm. He is to be congratulated, however, in getting hold in the person of Admiral Cotton of an old sea fighter who may give him and his naval officers some points. European navies have no admirals who have upon them the smoke of two sea fights such as the battle between the Merrimac and the Monitor and the battle of Mobile Bay, in both of which Admiral Cotton participated. In this respect the American navy can pay the kaiser an even greater compliment than he can pay it.

   We are not showing the Germans much of our navy in showing them Admiral Cotton's ships, although the special assignment of the Kearsarge to the European squadron increases in a measure the importance of our naval representation there. At all events, the showing is sufficient to indicate to certain German critics of the American navy that we have some fairly good fighting ships. Doubtless the Kiel visit will serve to create a better feeling than has hitherto existed between the German and American navies.

 

ITHACA-CORTLAND TRACTION CO.

The Line to Include the Principal Villages Between the Termini.

   Legal documents are usually not very interesting reading, and frequently the general reader passes a legal [notice] by unless for some reason he is particularly interested in it. But special attention is called to the "Certificate of Incorporation of the Ithaca-Cortland Traction Co,." which appears in another column, All interested in the building of this railroad should read this legal, at least down to the affidavits, because it tells the whole story of the road.

   The road is to be extended from the steel arch bridge over Fall Creek at the north end of the Cornell university campus to a point on Tompkins-st. in Cortland. Its length will be about 20 miles. On the way it will touch the villages of Varna, Etna, Freeville, Dryden and McLean. It appears also that a short line is to be built between Freeville and McLean, taking in Malloryville, but cutting off the detour to Dryden. The roads to be followed are given in the notice.

   The capital stock of the road is fixed at $200,000 divided into 2,000 shares. Of this amount already two hundred shares have been subscribed for and the money paid in. The names of the present stockholders are all given.

   So much for the notice itself. It is not believed that the road will be permitted to follow Tompkins-st. to Main-st., but it will undoubtedly want to connect with the Cortland County Traction Co.'s tracks, and this can probably be accomplished by following some side streets, perhaps Duane, Squires, Owego and Railway-ave. in getting from Tompkins-st. to Main-st.

   The Cortland County Traction Co. has nothing to do with this new road, but one of its officials said the other day that his road would welcome the coming of this new road and would do all it could to help it get entrance into this city and make connections with his own road.

   If this road is built, as now seems altogether probable, it will be a great thing for all the intervening country between the two cities.

 

Mrs. Margaret Myers Stebbins.

   Mrs. Margaret Myers Stebbins, wife of Hon. Samuel E. Stebbins of Fairmount, N. D., who was buried in Cortland last week, was born in New York City Sept. 3, 1837. She was the eldest child of Maria Hunter and John Frederick Myers who moved from that city to Cortland when Margaret was about a year old. She was educated at the Cortlandville academy, and taught for several years in the schools of this county and in the public schools of Elmira. Upon her marriage she removed to her Western home where she has since resided.

   At the time of her death she was, and had been for many years, the corresponding secretary of the state and secretary of the county organizations of the W. C. T. U., secretary of the school board of education of Fairmount and an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which Sundayschool [sic] she had been ever since her residence there, the teacher of a large adult Bible class. Funeral services were held in the borne church on Sunday, June 21, on which occasion delegations from both state and county W. C. T. U. were present, the church being filled with sorrowing friends.

   Private funeral services were held in this city at the residence of her sister, Mrs. H. J. Harrington, at 10 o'clock in the morning of June 24, and interment was made in the family lot in Cortland Rural cemetery where it was her request that she be buried. She leaves to mourn her death a devoted husband and children, four sisters, Mrs. Charles N. Letts, Mrs. H. J. Harrington and Miss Helena M. Myers all of this city, and Mrs. D. A. Whedon of East Greenwich, R. I., and one brother Frederick W. Myers of Kalamazoo, Mich.

 

GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.

The Barnum & Bailey Circus to Visit Cortland Aug. 10.

   Clay Lambert, advance agent for the Barnum & Bailey circus, was in Cortland yesterday afternoon. The circus is booked to show here Monday, Aug. 10, and will come here from Elmira where it shows Saturday. It will be in Cortland over Sunday.

 

STILL BOUND SOUTH.

The Sea Lion Evidently Prefers Salt to Fresh Water.

   Jack Boone's sea lion apparently has no desire to return to the Trout Park in this city, but is anxious to reach salt water. Word was received yesterday that he was seen in the Susquehanna river at Laceyville pushing on south, and he is now believed to be near Tunkhannock.

 

BREVITIES.

   —There were ten weddings in Binghamton yesterday. All wanted to get in before June closed.

   —D. E. Smith shipped four carloads of young stock to the New York markets yesterday.

   —The regular meeting of the A. O. H. will be held this evening, July 1, at 8 o'clock is Empire hall.

   —The postmaster general has directed that no delivery on a rural route be made on Saturday, July 4.

   —The next regular meeting of the Painters union will be held at Empire hall Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.

   —Tremendous thunderstorm at 4 o'clock this morning with very sharp lightning and heavy claps of thunder. The rainfall amounted to .44 inches.

   —Four business places in Greene were entered Monday night. At one place $15 belonging to the Odd Fellows' lodge was taken and this constituted the sum total of plunder at all four places.

   —Mrs. Mary E. Palmer, and her sister Mrs. Ella Hubbard, who will be remembered by their many friends here as former residents and teachers for many years in the Cobblestone schoolhouse on Church-st., have rented a cottage for the season at Nantucket.

    —The new display advertisements today are: A. S. Burgess, Clothing for the Fourth of July, page 8; M. W. Giles, dishes to rent, page 5; M. A. Case, white shirtwaists, page 6; W. W. Bennett, refrigerator sale, page 6; Randall & Rauch, candies, page 4; Warren, Tanner & Co., shirtwaist suits, page 4; C. A. Ingalls, training horses, page 6.